Credit Rating
| Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR) | A-（Stable） | Publication date: August 28, 2025 |
| Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) | A-（Stable） | Publication date: September 1, 2025 |
Bond Information
(As of June 20, 2025)
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| Company | Bond Name | Date of Issue | Maturity | Total amount of issue (millions of yen) | Outstanding balance (million of yen) | Interest rate (%) |
| Daio Paper Corporation | Unsecured Straight Bond No. 21(Green Bond) | October 25, 2018 | October 24, 2025 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0.605 |
| 〃 | Unsecured Straight Bond No. 22 (Green Bond) |
October 25, 2018 | October 25, 2028 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0.864 |
| 〃 | Unsecured Straight Bond No. 23 | October 28, 2021 | October 28, 2026 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0.190 |
| 〃 | Unsecured Straight Bond No. 24 | June 20, 2025 | June 20, 2028 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 1.783 |
| Total | ― | ― | ― | ― | 50,000 | ― |
Sustainable Finance Framework
The Framework summarizes the transition strategy and fund procurement framework for achieving carbon neutrality in FY2050, and was compiled in accordance with various principles and guidelines. Under this Framework, procurement of funds through Green Finance, Sustainability-Linked Finance, Transition Finance and Transition Linked Finance will be available.
In developing this Framework, we obtained a second-party opinion from DNV Business Assurance Japan K.K., a third-party assessment organization, confirming compliance with various principles and guidelines, including the International Capital Market Association (ICMA)’s “Climate Transition Finance Handbook 2023” and the “Basic Guidelines on Climate Transition Finance (March 2025 edition)” issued by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment. In addition, Daiwa Securities was selected as the structuring agent to provide advice and other support in formulating this Framework and obtaining a second-party opinion.
Green Bond
Daio Paper announces that it issued green bonds (Bond No. 21, Bond No.22) on October 25, 2018. The issuance of these green bonds is the first such issuance in the domestic papermaking and daily necessities industries.
The expenses required for the acquisition of external review for this green bond issuance is eligible for subsidies under Japanese Ministry of the Environment’s FY2018 Financial Support Programme for Green Bond Issuance.
What is Green Bond?
Green bonds are bonds that align to the Green Bond Principles set by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), and refer to bonds that companies, municipalities and other organizations issue to procure funds exclusively for projects aimed at solving environmental problems (“Green Projects”).Outline of this issuance
| Term | 7 years and 10 years |
| Amount of Issuance | ¥20.0 billion (¥15.0 billion for 7-year, ¥5.0 billion for 10-year) |
| Date of Issuance | October 25, 2018 |
| Use of Proceeds (Green Projects) | Facility for the effective use of hard-to-recycle recovered paper, and biomass power plant (boiler) |
| Lead Managers | Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. |
| Green Bond Structuring Agent ※2 | Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. |
| External Review of Eligibility (Second Party Opinion) | DNV GL Business Assurance Japan K.K. |
※2 Those who provide support for the issuance of green bonds, such as providing advices for establishing green bond framework and the acquisition of second party opinion.
Related Documents
- Daio Paper Corporation Green Bond Report (FY2023)（PDF：288KB）
- Daio Paper Corporation Green Bond Report (FY2022)（PDF：278KB）
- Daio Paper Corporation Green Bond Report (FY2021)（PDF：304KB）
- Daio Paper Corporation Green Bond Report (FY2020)（PDF：296KB）
- DNV GL Green bond Periodic Review 2020（PDF：610KB）
- DNV GL Green bond Periodic Review 2019（PDF：589KB）
- Green bond guideline eligibility pre-issue assessment report（PDF：422KB）
- Daio Paper Corporation Green Bond Framework（PDF：406KB）
- Issuance of Green Bond（PDF：355KB）
